HOME ELECTRICAL SAFETY Safety tips for your Do-It-Yourself (DIY) electrical projects at home.

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HOME ELECTRICAL SAFETY Safety tips for your Do-It-Yourself (DIY) electrical projects at home

Electrical Safety Statistics On average, there are 70 electrocution fatalities due to consumer products each year. -Statistics/Electrocutions1/Electrocutions/ Approximately half of home electrical fires involve electrical distribution or lighting consumers/causes/electrical/electrical-safety-in-the-home

Turn off power Turn off appropriate circuit breaker Apply tape to the circuit breaker to ensure it isn’t turned back on Instruct other home occupants to not turn the breaker back on

Test your voltage detector Identify a live outlet to ensure voltage detector is operating correctly

Remove the cover plate Toggle the switch to ensure the correct circuit breaker was turned off Remove the cover plate

Test the power Use voltage meter to ensure the switches in the box are not powered

Pull switch from box

Disconnect the wires

Connect new switch

Complete install

Other safety items Use a fiberglass ladder for electrical work that can’t be performed at ground level such as installing a ceiling fan Do not work with electricity in wet locations If you feel uncomfortable at any point working with electricity, contact a licensed electrician for help

Home Electrical Safety Prepared by: Craig Holder Prepared for: OEH:5410 Occupational Safety At The University of Iowa, College of Public Health